How do we fight water pollution?

Multiple sources of water pollution

Water is used in many ways by humans: for hygiene and health in domestic life, for irrigation in agriculture, as a means of sea and river transportation, and of course in industry, where it is used for cooling infrastructure and as the basis for countless products.

Logically, water pollution also comes in many forms. It can be bacteriological, chemical or thermal, affecting salt, fresh, brackish or surface water, and is almost always invisible.

However, this pollution is not without consequences: toxicity for humans and living beings, eutrophication of aquatic environments, microbiological contamination, etc.

With our long-standing expertise in water and water management, we detect, examine and then treat all these types of pollution in order to conserve this precious resource and ensure that as many people as possible have fair access to drinking water.

Micropolluants of increasing concern

While the most urgent need in developing countries is to treat massive pollution linked to discharges from human activities and industrial sites, another type of pollution has been of increasing concern in developed countries for several years: micropollutants.

In concrete terms, these are residues of pesticides, herbicides, hydrocarbons, medicines, cosmetics and detergents.

Although their presence does not usually exceed one microgram or even one nanogram per liter, these substances are nevertheless endocrine disruptors. Alone or in combination (this is known as the "cocktail effect"), they are likely to have consequences for human health and the balance of natural environments.

While conventional wastewater treatment plant technologies are unable to isolate and treat these pollutants satisfactorily, we propose innovative and effective solutions.

Our approach to fighting water pollution

For water treatment and sanitation, we provide both targeted and global solutions, depending on our clients' needs. In this way, we apply cutting-edge expertise to all aspects of water management, from detection to treatment.

Micropollutant and toxic residue treatment

We provide innovative technological solutions to effectively treat micropollutants. Although there are no standards in this area, we are already anticipating and tackling these toxic residues in order to protect human health and the natural environment.

Treatment of industrial effluent

We work alongside manufacturers to help them minimize the impact of their waste on health and the environment. Faced with increasingly strict regulations and growing ecological awareness, it is now essential for all industries to effectively treat the wastewater they discharge. We work with them to take into account the specific nature of their activity and the pollutants it generates, choose the appropriate technologies and, if necessary, recover all possible materials.